LEONARD BERNSTEIN
‘Elvis is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century.’
JOHN LENNON
‘Before Elvis there was nothing’
‘Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn’t been an Elvis, there wouldn’y have been a Beatles’
BOB DYLAN
‘ When I first heard Elvis’s voice I just knew I wasn’t going to work for anybody and nobody was going to be my boss… Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail . The highlight of my career? That’s easy, Elvis recording one of my songs.’
BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN
‘Elvis is my religion. But for him, I’d be selling encyclopedias right now’.
‘ That Elvis, man, he is all there is. There ain’t no more. Everything starts and ends with him. He wrote the book’
‘There have been a lotta tough guys, a lot of pretenders. But there is only one king’
B.B. KING
‘I remember Elvis as a young man, hanging round the Sun Studios. Even then I knew this kid had a tremendous talent’
ELTON JOHN
‘If it hadn’t been for Elvis, I don’t know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me.
JAMES BROWN
‘I wasn’t just a fan, I was his brother’
DAVID BOWIE
‘Elvis is a major hero of mine’
MICK JAGGER.
‘He was a unique artist – an original in an area of imitators.’
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
‘He is, and will remain, the ultimate rock star’
CHUCK BERRY
”Describe Elvis Presley? He was the greatest who ever was, is or ever will be.’
‘Blacks didn’t have the airwaves Elvis had. He delivered what he obtained beautifully.’
DR GARY ENDERS
‘Elvis Presley is the supreme socio-cultural icon in the hisory of pop culture’.
MICK FLEETWOOD
‘I learned music listening to Elvis’ records. his imeasurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States.’
BUDDY HOLLY
‘None of us could have made it without Elvis’
PAUL McCARTNEY
‘When we were kids growing up, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.’
BONO
‘Elvis Presley is like the ‘Big Bang of Rock n’ Roll. Out of all that came the Beatles and the Stones, but you can’t underestimate what happened. It does get back to Elvis.’
MADONNA
‘Without Elvis you are nothing’
JIM MORRISON
‘Elvis is the best ever, the most original. He started the ball rolling for us all. He deserves the recognition’
ROY ORBISON
‘He was the firstest with the mostest.’
LITTLE RICHARD.
‘Elvis was God-given, there’s no other explanation. A Messiah comes round every few thousand years and Elvis was it this time.’
‘ He was an integrator. Elvis was a blessing. They wouldn’t let black music through the door. he opened the door for black music.’
KEITH RICHARDS
‘Before Elvis everything was black and white. then came Elvis, Zoom. glorious technicolor’
PHIL SPECTOR
‘He’s a great singer. Gosh, he’s so great. you have no idea how great he is, really you don’t. You have absolutely no comprehension – it’s absolutely impossible. I can’t tell you why he’s so great, but he is.’.
RUFUS THOMAS
